Large and fine scale population structure in European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in the Northeast Atlantic

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Westgaard, Jon-Ivar, Staby, Arved, Aanestad Godiksen, Jane, Geffen, Audrey J., Svensson, Anders, Charrier, Gregory, Svedäng, Henrik, André, Carl
• Other Authors: Grant, Stewart
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2017
• Subjects: Hake; Kattegat; Norway; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw249; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/74/5/1300/31244951/fsw249.pdf

Recently, there have been reports of increased abundance and landings of European hake in the northern part of the species range. Biological studies are however scarce and information about finer scale population structure important for stock assessments and fishery management is largely lacking. He...